Amplifying the Health Literacy of Migrant Farmworkers.

Autor/inn/en	Longo, Paul J.; Donahue, Veronica
Institution	Virginia Adult Educators Research Network, Dayton.
Titel	Amplifying the Health Literacy of Migrant Farmworkers.
Quelle	(1997), (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Communication Problems; Community Health Services; Cultural Context; Cultural Traits; Daily Living Skills; Decision Making; Health Promotion; Help Seeking; Hispanic Americans; Interpersonal Communication; Intervention; Language Role; Limited English Speaking; Migrant Workers; Outreach Programs; Physician Patient Relationship; Public Health; Rural Areas; Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Kommunikationsbarriere; Alltagsfertigkeit; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Wanderarbeiter; Jobcoaching; Arzt-Patient-Beziehung; Gesundheitswesen; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum
Abstract	A study was undertaken to identify and describe some of the obstacles, especially sociolinguistic, that stand between Hispanic communities in rural Nelson County, Virginia and appropriate health care, so the barriers can be minimized through provision of culturally sensitive outreach services and health-literacy programming. The target population consists of seasonal and migrant farm workers and family members, mostly aged 25-44 years and with an average of 5.5 years of school and chronic barriers to continued schooling and English language instruction. Individuals (n=approximately 100) were surveyed concerning their decisions, when ill, not to go to a doctor or to delay going to a doctor. The survey also investigated whether limited-English-speaking individuals would judge certain situations in the medical encounter as more difficult to negotiate verbally than others. These include making appointments by telephone, making appointments in person, registering and giving personal and insurance information, talking with nurses, talking with doctors, and checking out and paying. Results are analyzed and recommendations made for further research and action. The survey forms, in Spanish and English, and tabulated results are appended. Contains 33 references. (MSE) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC